What conditional probability could not be

Synthese

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-323

  Hájek, Alan ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33751188069     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SYNT.0000004904.91112.16     Document Type: Article

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